Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	according_a	master_n	servant_n	1,516	5	7.1482	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36532	A Dreame, or, Nevves from Hell with a relation of the great god Pluto suddenly falling sicke by reason of this present parliament.		1641 (1641)	Wing D2156; ESTC R29803	6,475	16

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